Key Takeaways
- Police seized 2,919.9 grams of suspected fentanyl (street value $291,990) and 511.7 grams of suspected cocaine ($51,170), plus a loaded Glock 9mm handgun with nine rounds and $4,11
- Levele Willis, 32, of Niagara Falls, Tyler West, 32, of no fixed address, Ricardo King Kalloo,34,of Welland,face a combined34charges and remain in custody after bail hearings
- The November 3 arrests on North Service Road in Vineland followed a1 District Street Crime Unit investigation; searches covered an associated vehicle, a residence on Haynes Court
Nearly 3 Kilos of Fentanyl, a Loaded Glock, and Three Men in Custody
In November 2026, detectives with the Niagara Regional Police Service 1 District (St. Catharines/Thorold) Street Crime Unit began investigating drug trafficking throughout the Niagara Region.
On Tuesday, November 3, they arrested three suspects on North Service Road in Vineland, with help from the 2 District Street Crime Unit, then searched a vehicle connected to the suspects and a residence on Haynes Court in Niagara-on-the-Lake.
What Police Seized
- 2,919.9 grams of suspected fentanyl, street value $291,990
- 511.7 grams of suspected cocaine, street value $51,170
- A loaded Glock 9mm handgun with nine rounds
- $4,110 in Canadian currency
Together, the drugs are valued at $343,160.
A Combined 34 Charges
Levele Willis, 32, of Niagara Falls, and Tyler West, 32, of no fixed address, each face 12 charges, including trafficking in fentanyl and cocaine, possession of each drug for the purpose of trafficking, possessing a loaded regulated firearm, and possessing a firearm contrary to a prohibition order.
Ricardo King Kalloo, 34, of Welland, faces 10 charges, including possession of fentanyl and cocaine for the purpose of trafficking and the same set of firearms offences.
All three remain in custody and attended bail hearings on Wednesday, November 4 at the Robert S.K. Welch Courthouse in St. Catharines.
Anyone with information can contact Niagara Regional Police at (905) 688-4111, option 3, extension 1008336, or leave an anonymous tip at 289-248-1058.
The charges have not been proven in court.
The Twikup Take
Fentanyl is dangerous in doses measured in milligrams, so a seizure counted in kilograms is the scale that matters. Taking nearly three kilos of it, half a kilo of cocaine and a loaded handgun out of one network in a single day is the kind of result that can register later in a community's overdose numbers.
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